Arrival & Departure Details

Tour Ends in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Return transportation to Louis Armstrong International Airport is included

Tour Highlights

Full-time Tour Manager

Six Nights Accommodations

Welcome Meeting

New Orleans City Tour

French Quarter Walking Tour

Admission to Mardis Gras World

Avery Island

Tabasco Factory Tour

Jungle Gardens Driving Tour

Martin Accordions Factory Tour

Vermilllionville Historic Village

LSU Textile Department Tour

Nottoway Plantation

Houmas House Guided Tour & Lunch

Oak Alley & Laura Plantations

Farewell Dinner

Souvenir Shopping Bag

Baggage Handling

Nine Meals: 6 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners

Accommodations

Day 1 – 2: Cambria Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana

Day 3: DoubleTree Hotel, Lafayette, Louisiana

Day 4: Hilton Capitol Downtown, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Day 5 – 6: Nottoway Plantation, White Castle, Louisiana

Day 1

Arrive in New Orleans and settle in before greeting your Tour Manager and fellow craft enthusiasts at this evening’s Welcome Meeting. B

Day 2

After breakfast (included daily), join a New OrleansCity Tour, followed by free time before a guided walking tour of the French Quarter, the city’s most historic neighborhood. Look behind the scenes at Mardi Gras traditions during a guided tour of Mardi Gras World. Maybe you’ll choose one of the French Quarter’s famous restaurants this evening. B

Day 3

Stop at the adorable Uptown Needle & Craftworks, featured in Quiltfolk, and the Mardis Gras bead shop next door before leaving for Avery Island. After your Tabasco Factory Guided Tour, shop at the Tabasco Country Store and take a Jungle Gardens Scenic Driving Tour through lush subtopical landscapes of moss-draped trees. Tap your feet to live zydeco music at tonight’s included Cajun Dinner in Lafayette.B, D

Day 4

Learn how accordions create the sweet sounds of zydeco at a Martin Accordions Demo and Factory Tour. Then see traditional crafts demonstrated in the restored homes of Vermilionville Historic Village, a living history museum of Acadian, Native American and Creole cultures. Sample Acadian dishes at the café before departing for Baton Rouge, stopping at The Quilt Corner en route. B

Day 5

After a tour of the LSU Textile Department Museum focusing on American quilts, you’ll stop at Cottage Creations, a tiny quilt shop in a hand-built wooden cottage. Browse boutiques at Cajun Village before lunch (and the Coffee House’s famous beignets). Relax at a Mint Julep Reception in Nottoway Plantation, the South’s largest antebellum mansion and your home for two nights. B

Day 6

Today’s Plantation Parade starts with a guided tour of Houmas House, known as The Sugar Palace, with lunch at Café Burnside included. The Laura Plantation Guided Tour has been called the country’s best history tour for its well-documented portrayal of four generations of one Creole family. After your guided tour of Oak Alley Plantation (you may recognize its oft-photographed tree-lined drive), there’s time to explore the gardens. Back at Nottoway, share memories with new friends at a gala Farewell Dinner. B, L ,D

Day 7

After some final shopping for fabrics at All Stitched Up, we’ll stop for lunch and a shipping center in downtown Slidell before saying goodbye at the airport. B